黄色

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 黃色 (“yellow; yellow; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 黃色).
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Japanese

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
いろ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
黃色 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (ki, yellow) +‎ (iro, colour).

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(いろ) (kiiro-na (adnominal ()(いろ) (kiiro na), adverbial ()(いろ) (kiiro ni))

  1. yellow
Inflection

Noun

()(いろ) (kiiro

  1. yellow
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 2
しょく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
黃色 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 黄色 (ɦwɑŋ ʃɨk̚).

Pronunciation

Noun

(おう)(しょく) (ōshokuわうしよく (wausyoku)?

  1. yellow
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
しょく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
黃色 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 黄色 (ɦwɑŋ ʃɨk̚).

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(しょく) (kōshokuくわうしよく (kwausyoku)?

  1. yellow

See also

Colors in Japanese · (いろ) (iro) (layout · text)
     (しろ) (shiro)      (はい)(いろ) (haiiro),
(ねずみ)(いろ) (nezumiiro) (dated)
     (くろ) (kuro)
             (あか) (aka); (しん)() (shinku),
クリムゾン (kurimuzon),
(べに)(いろ) (beniiro),
(くれない)(いろ) (kurenaiiro),
(あかね)(いろ) (akaneiro)
             オレンジ (orenji),
(だいだい)(いろ) (daidaiiro); (ちゃ)(いろ) (chairo),
(かっ)(しょく) (kasshoku)
             ()(いろ) (kiiro); クリーム(いろ) (kurīmuiro)
             ()(みどり) (kimidori)              (みどり) (midori),
(あお) (ao) (dated)
             若緑(わかみどり) (wakamidori)
             シアン (shian); (かも)羽色(はねいろ) (kamo no hane iro)              (みず)(いろ) (mizuiro)              (あお) (ao)
             (すみれ)(いろ) (sumireiro); (あい)(いろ) (aiiro),
インジゴ (injigo)
             マゼンタ (mazenta),
赤紫(あかむらさき) (akamurasaki); (むらさき) (murasaki)
             ピンク (pinku),
(もも)(いろ) (momoiro)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
Grade: 2 Grade: 2
Alternative spelling
黃色 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Attested in the 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”) as ちーる.[1] Cognate with Japanese 黄色 (kiiro).

Noun

黄色(ちーるー) (chīrū

  1. yellow

References

  1. ^ Nakamoto, Masayo (中本政世) (1896) 沖縄語典 [Documentation of the Language of Okinawa], Hikone (彦根市): Eishōdō (永昌堂), →DOI, page 29